In many cases they have no preliminary contracts or other agreements with a local employer.

Willimowski had signed a preliminary contract, but it did not work out.

"The paper was a direct match to a preliminary contract that was sent to us by the Chinese government"

In preliminary contracts signed in early June, three gargantuan new concessions were divided among eight oil companies.

I decided that my preliminary contracts should be drawn up provisionally upon my success in securing the great stars.

It was a five-year preliminary contract.

And while the Knicks recently started preliminary contract negotiations with Ewing, his long-term future remains very much undecided.

But the preliminary contract is the first agreement with Toyota by Chrysler's Acustar components division.

The SOO should be compatible with the needs statement, operational requirements, and the preliminary contract work breakdown structure.

A preliminary contract was made, Gaby agreeing to look into the matter in less than a myriarev, provided Gaea offered acceptable payment.

He became a notable midfielder, and Lokomotiv Moscow have shown interest in him, signing a preliminary contract in early 1996.

On 24 December 2008, owner Pramod Mittal announced that he had signed a preliminary contract with a local investor to sell the club.

The preliminary contract, reached late yesterday evening, averted the cancellation of the league's tryout camp, which is scheduled for this Friday and Saturday in Chicago.

At about the same time, Siemens signed a preliminary contract for high-speed trains to connect Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Chrebet could become a free agent after the season, and the Jets have had preliminary contract talks with Chrebet's agent, Art Weiss.

Financials: A 10 percent down payment is typically required for the purchase of a property, and a preliminary contract must be signed and overseen by a notary.

San Francisco has held preliminary contract talks with Smith, Rodgers and Edwards, but Smith and the 49ers were far apart in negotiations.

Gooden was scheduled to become a free agent this fall and his agent, Jim Neader, had preliminary contract discussions with McIlvaine in the spring.

The Jets have begun preliminary contract talks with Martin, receiver Wayne Chrebet and center Kevin Mawae.

The international executive board of the United Steelworkers of America has approved a preliminary contract with the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, a union spokesman said.

At the same time Deutsche Lufthansa and Airbus signed a preliminary contract for 15 orders and 15 options of the A340 with SuperFan engines.

In November 2008, signed a preliminary contract with FC Karpaty Lviv, in January 2009, Karpaty refused his services.

The Yankees have had preliminary contract talks with the representatives for JEFF NELSON, their middle reliever who can become a free agent after this year.

April 11 - North American Aviation is issued a preliminary contract to build prototypes of the XF-108 long-range interceptor aircraft for the U.S. Air Force.

In an effort to keep their All-Star center in New York during the prime years of his career, the Knicks have begun preliminary contract discussions with Patrick Ewing.